U.S. News & World Report ranks New York University School of Law first in the country for international law. The law school typically offers more than 40 courses per year in international law, offers an LL.M. program in international law, and gives students the chance to earn a combined J.D. and LL.M. degree in international law. It also offers an LL.M. in other international-law related disciplines such as international taxation and international legal studies, according to the NYU website. Through the Hauser Global Program, the law school partners with law schools in six countries and in Europe, and organizes conferences with partners around the globe.
New York University School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, N.Y. 10012
212-998-6000
law.nyu.edu
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Columbia University School of Law second in the country for international law programs. The law school offers about 70 international and comparative law courses in a typical year, according to its website. Columbia's location in the heart of New York City makes possible chances to intern at the United Nations headquarters during the academic year, and students can also take advantage of student exchange programs and dual-degree offerings with institutions in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
Columbia University School of Law
435 W. 116th St.
New York, N.Y. 10027
212 854-2670
law.columbia.edu
Ranked third for international law by U.S. News & World Report, the Georgetown University Law Center hosts an array of international law programs. Law students can spend a semester abroad at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London or at several other legal institutions in Asia, Europe, the Middle East or Latin America, according to the law school's website. The law school offers opportunities for students on U.S. soil as well: Georgetown publishes three international law journals, fields an international law moot court team and offers several student organizations related to international law.
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-662-9000
law.georgetown.edu